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Welcome to our Open Evening

Paul Jones Headteacher

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Our Expectations not just to achieve but to excel

Enjoyment

Responsibility and Self-esteem

Standards and Achievement

Strong Foundations

Relationships with parents

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Excellent Teaching

Employ excellent staff

Deliver a high quality curriculum

Specialist advisers and inspectors from the Russell Education Trust

‘Rigour and scrutiny’ applied to recruitment and development of staff

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Our curriculum

Broad and balanced

Focus on English, mathematics and science

Outstanding achievement at the end of Year 11 and Year 13

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Working Together

The role of the Tutor

Daily contact

Small groups

Structured tutorial programme focused on learning

Pastoral system and academic monitoring tightly linked

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Working Together

Participation in all areas of school life

Leading assemblies

Running student council

Student feedback part of teachers’ lesson planning

Extra-curricular opportunities

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Basket Ball, Book club, Litsoc, Makers club, Netball, Orchestra, Philosophy club, GCSE Latin, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Rugby, Textiles club, Badminton and Table Tennis club, Cross-Country club, Comic Book Philosophy, Dance club, Film club, Music Technology club, Science club, Young Enterprise club, Art club, Basketball, Comic Book Philosophy club, Football Fan Forum, Musical Theatre club, Student Newspaper club, Warhammer Club, Band Academy

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How are we doing?

Since opening in September 2011 the school has grown in strength and stature.

We are oversubscribed in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10, received a glowing Ofsted report in February 2013

The 6th form is open and we are enjoying the spectacular facilities on our 7 acre site.

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Exam Results

All Founding Students

English – 75% 84%

English Lit – 81% 87%

Maths – 74% 83%

Biology - 82% 84%

Chemistry – 76% 80%

Physics – 74% 80%

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Admissions

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2016 admissions: offers from BFS

2 students LAC

1 student with an EHCP

43 siblings

29 from around the school site; furthest distance 724.04m (768.03m 2015)

115 from Elmlea Avenue/Rylestone Grove junction; furthest distance 1.675km (1.3203km 2015)

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Key Dates

31 October 2016 initial deadline

1 March 2017 offers day

15 March response deadline

5 May second round offers

10/17/2016Siiimple Media Presentation

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Welcome to our Open Evening